Quebec

Accord was a set of constitutional amendments designed to persuade Quebec to accept the Canada Act. The accord was proposed by both Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and premier of Quebec, Robert Bourassa. The failures of Meech Lake have had vast impacts on conduct of current day politics, as well as describe the interprovincial relationships in Canada. Throughout this paper I will argue that demand for the Distinct Society clause by Quebec had an exclusionary impact on Canada’s aboriginal…

surveying the historical and cultural context of Quebec as well as the various language debates that have occurred over time, one may notice that certain themes continue to reemerge. Reoccurring themes such as French-Canadian identity, survival, nationalism, and sovereignty span a large period of history and can be applied in both a modern and historical context and are applicable to many peoples, both francophone and others, who have lived in Quebec and in other French speaking areas across…

sprung up in Quebec, calling for an independent province. In October 1970, a Quebec minister and a British diplomat were abducted. In 1960 Quebec wanted to decolonize. Socialist groups started to pop up in Quebec. There were many groups that really wanted to achieve independence for the province without using terrorism or socialism. This lead to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. A national liberation movement was formed in 1963. It was called Le Front de Liberation du Quebec, also known…

Two concepts of nationhood that relate to the question of Canada’s relationship with the province of Québec are the political nation in contrast with the cultural nation. Both of these ideas of nationhood stem from the greater abstract concept of nationhood as ethnic and civic characteristics that interact with one another to shape a group or place’s identity. In Québec, these ethnic and civic characteristics are the result of “a distinct religious, cultural and linguistic heritage”…

on the 1982 Constitution. This is largely due to the distinctiveness of the society of Quebec originating from the largely French speaking population, the resilient cultural identity, as well as history, political, and social traditions, that are more or less not shared with the rest of Canada The question in concern is whether or not Canada’s Constitution should recognize the francophone population in Quebec as a ‘nation’ with characteristics and needs palpably different from those of other…

jobs became awarded through merit. Through this, the Liberals began to modernize Quebec’s economy, politics, education and culture. As the Liberal government took hold over more social services, the mentality of the citizens changed. Residents of Quebec were encouraged to think of themselves as citizens of the 20th century, their ideals began to transform and evolve, and the church’s impact declined. This movement later came to be known as the Quiet Revolution. After the election in 1962, the…

The new philosophy, called maître chez nous (masters in our house), was driven by desire for an equal partnership with English Canada. The most significant changes were that Québec became secular, the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18, the legal status of women was improved, the labour code was revised to provide protection for workers and unions, and a provincial pension plan was established for Quebecers (1964). The last…

the Ottawa student protest did not face this issue because of the precedent set by the Montreal strike. Jennifer Beth Spiegel wrote an article called Performing “in the red”: Transformations and tensions in repertoires of contention during the 2012 Quebec Student strike. In her article she highlights a lot of the key aspects of the student strike. As she states in her paper: “The legitimacy, and very ability, of a student strike was denied outright by many government and university officials.…

the government of Quebec. However, the Cree has fought to keep their way of life, of living off the land’s resources by protesting against projects put in place by Quebec’s government, such as plans to increase profits from the production of hydroelectricity. Furthermore, the Cree has been successful in generating agreements with Quebec to keep peaceful relations for the benefit of both groups of people. The James Bay Cree is a group of indigenous peoples living in northern Quebec off of the…

Quebecois’ election to make Quebecois feel more confortable. He attempted to do this with a constitution that was made in Canada. However, Quebec was not content and the Constitution remained a defining factor of Canadian affairs until it was well into the 1990’s. During this time period, the Parti Quebecoise government tried twice to win referenda to separate Quebec from Canada but failed. Many meetings were held to resole concerns that only divided the federal government and the provinces. But…